I’ve been discussing section 508 compliance and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) on a project. As an illustration of the importance of adhering to basic standards, I used this video on Vimeo that gives an idea of the experience a vision-impaired user has when viewing the Twitter web site with a screen reader. It’s pretty powerful!…
I recently had the opportunity to take a two-day certification course for the Agile Scrum Master certification offered by the Scrum Alliance. This course is a prerequisite for taking the certification exam, and teaches you the principles you need in order to understand the Scrum methodology and adequately prepare for the exam. The course was…
I hate spam. There’s little in this world I hate more than spam. Junk mail delivered to my house is a close second. Years ago, I had my primary email address on a personal domain, as so many people do. This email address was in various places on the web well before slimy spammer started…
As I’ve said in the past, one of my biggest gripes about Apple’s Mac OS X is that I spend so much time on Windows machines (where I am that stereotypical geek who knows all the speedy keyboard shortcuts) that I never really become more efficient with using my MacBook Pro. Personally, I use QuickSilver…
Looking for a way to keep your online accounts (cloud storage, banking, social media, email, etc.) as secure as possible? Two-factor verification (also known as two-step authentication, abbreviated to TFA) is a process involving two stages to verify the identity of a user trying to access services in a computer or in a network. This is…
If you use an Android device, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that it’s easiest to manage your contacts from your Google account. But what if your record-keeping system for contacts is Microsoft Outlook, which doesn’t sync with Google? If you have a Mac, the whole process is complicated but it doesn’t require manual effort once it’s set up.…
So, as a Six Sigma Black Belt who is fascinated with statistics, I have to wonder about the probability that two artists — and let’s face it, artists are known for being illustrious when they describe themselves — can come up with essentially the exact same bio. A co-worker sent me this last week and…
We just finished watching True Detective, and while I’m yet even more impressed with Matthew McConaughey as actors, I’m also totally creeped out by the idea of anyone who lives in the backwoods of Louisiana. A friend at work recommended this series and while we were in Savannah on vacation, we watched the first several episodes of…
I started running again a couple weeks ago. I took a few weeks off from training last year. I took forty-nine weeks off actually. I haven’t really done anything since Rocketman 70.3 in May. To say that running now is frustrating would be an understatement. It’s frustrating, humbling, and depressing. My three-mile runs are filled…
Despite the fact that we’ve decided over time that we’re not willing to pay Comcast’s prices for cable television and telephone, we’ve never really been able to ditch them for high-speed internet service. Frankly, there’s no real competition for them in this market. AT&T offers U-Verse service (DSL) here, but it’s not really comparable. …